Soon it spread that watching "Painted Skin" can help dishonest men change their ways.
Can reading a storybook still have this effect?
Some female customers who heard that "Painted Skin" was too scary either didn't believe it or were curious, so they couldn't help but buy it.
In a wealthy family, the maid brought the "Painted Skin" she had just bought to the hostess, and was a little worried: "Do you really want to see it? I heard it's very scary."
The hostess took it and opened the book after hesitating: "It's just a book."
In fact, she was very timid, especially since her husband was often away from home. She was the only one sleeping at night. The shadows of the trees outside the window would make her think wildly, so she had to ask her maid to sleep with her.
But she heard that this book could make men more honest. Considering the speculation these days, she still wanted to read it.
The woman bit her lip and mustered up the courage to look.
She saw Wang Sheng looking in from the window and seeing a green-faced and fanged evil spirit drawing on human skin in detail with a pen.
Mr. Songling's writing is full of force, as if people can see the picture directly.
A chill ran up her spine, making her shiver unconsciously, but the plot attracted her to continue reading. When she saw Wang Sheng's chest being torn open and his heart ripped out by the evil spirit, the woman was frightened and at the same time felt a subtle sense of relief.
At the end, the woman breathed a sigh of relief and said to her maid: "This is a good story. I'll read it to you."
The woman read "Painted Skin" once and asked the maid with a smile: "How do you feel after hearing this story?"
The maid knew that her mistress had a good temper, so she told the truth: "My maid thinks Wang Sheng's wife is not worth it. Wang Sheng was obsessed with sex and was killed by evil spirits. In order to save Wang Sheng, she endured the humiliation of a beggar..."
The woman listened blankly, and finally smiled like a cover-up. She reached out and touched the maid's forehead: "At a young age, you always have so many weird ideas. Go get some work."
By night, the man of the house came back.
The women chatted in a normal way: "I bought the lower part of "Painted Skin", would you like to see it, husband?"
Unlike women who especially love to read story books, the male protagonist’s hobby is not here, but it can still be used to pass the time when there is nothing to do.
So he reached out and took it, slowly looking at it.
When shopkeeper Hu saw more and more female customers coming to buy "Painted Skin", he smiled from ear to ear and said with emotion: "My boss is still very capable."
Liu Zhou nodded in agreement: "No, even the original owner said that the bookstore should be sold to the owner as early as possible, and urged me to ask the owner when Mr. Songling will publish new books."
Shopkeeper Hu twitched the corner of his mouth.
Don't mention the former boss's prodigal son who sold his father's land, otherwise he would be heartbroken for his old boss.
Suddenly a voice came: "Excuse me, are your hosts here?"
Shopkeeper Hu looked up and saw a young woman with a woman's bun standing in the hall, followed by a little maid.
"Our boss is out. If you have any questions, please tell me. When the boss comes back, I will tell her."
"I'm here to thank your host." The young woman hesitated and glanced at the maid.
The maid hurriedly put the gifts she brought on the counter next to Shopkeeper Hu.
"This is-" Shopkeeper Hu was a little confused.
"My husband has not been home for the past six months. He watched "Painted Skin" two days ago and suddenly came back to apologize to me. It turned out that he had a relationship with a woman six months ago and often stayed at her place. He watched "Painted Skin" "After that, I became suspicious and paid more attention and found that the woman was actually conspiring with others to take over my shop..."
After the young woman finished speaking, she congratulated Shopkeeper Hu: "Thankfully, your boss bought a good story like "Painted Skin" for sale, which helped our family avoid this disaster."
Shopkeeper Hu: "..." I never expected that the rumor they spread out in order to counterattack Yaxin Bookstore would actually work!
And it was not only shopkeeper Hu who heard these words, but also other customers who walked into the bookstore.
For the people in the capital who were keen on gossiping, this incident undoubtedly had all the characteristics worthy of spreading, so it spread in a short time.
Not many people know who the host and hostess of the incident are, but the key is that this incident is so interesting. Not to mention the female customers who came in droves, even people who didn't read the storybook came to join in the fun and came to buy one.
There is no way, now people talk about "Painted Skin" when they meet, even if they haven't read this book, they can't talk about it.
Qingsong Bookstore is so busy that one person wishes he had eight hands.
Shitou mustered up the courage to ask Shopkeeper Hu: "Shopkeeper, my mother is almost in good health. Can she come back to work?"
When Shitou Niang was not sick, she worked at Qingsong Bookstore. Shopkeeper Hu nodded upon hearing this: "No problem, but I have to tell my boss."
Xin You didn't expect that changing the direction of promoting "Painted Skin" would have such an effect. She was so busy that she didn't even have time to investigate Gu Changbo.
When shopkeeper Hu talked about Shitou Niang, she nodded without hesitation: "The shopkeeper will look at the arrangements. If there is a shortage of manpower everywhere, hire some. Don't tire people out."
Although Shopkeeper Hu was touched by his employer's thoughtfulness, he had no immediate plans to recruit people.
Qingsong Bookstore is now a big tree that attracts people's envy. The rush to hire people is likely to attract some uneasy and well-meaning people. The bookstore is in such a good situation, I would rather be tired during this period than make mistakes.
Soon Shitou Niang was led by Shitou to Xinyou, and she kowtowed to Xinyou firmly. From then on, Qingsong Bookstore had a woman who was good at sewing.
Qingsong Bookstore is booming, but Yaxin Bookstore is becoming more and more deserted.
Shopkeeper Gu was scolded by his boss and kicked Mr. Ping An out according to his boss's instructions.
"I'm sorry, sir. The store is not running well. Please find another job."
Mr. Ping An is a man in his forties, tall, with a goatee and a scholarly look. He felt extremely insulted after hearing these words.
"Shopkeeper, that's not what you said when you invited me to come to Yaxin Bookstore."
"Now and then, I didn't expect that my husband's new book would be completely defeated by an unknown book writer, which caused a lot of losses to our bookstore."
"You are not trustworthy!" Mr. Ping An angrily pointed at Shopkeeper Gu.
Shopkeeper Gu's face sank: "I advise you, sir, to get together and disperse easily, so as not to make each other look bad."
Mr. Ping An knew that the owner behind Shopkeeper Gu was not a good person. He snorted coldly, picked up his bag and walked out of Yaxin Bookstore.
Shopkeeper Gu specially chose to rush people out early in the morning, and the Qingsong Bookstore opposite had not yet opened.
Mr. Ping An stood on the bleak autumn street with his baggage and blew in the cool breeze for a while, then strode towards Qingsong Bookstore.
Liu Zhou heard the knock on the door and opened it: "Who is it? It's so early in the morning -"
Seeing the people outside the store, the young man was stunned for a moment, and then said in a strange tone: "Hey, isn't this Mr. Ping An? Is there anything you want to do so early in the morning?"
Looking at the way he was carrying the baggage, he must have been kicked out of Yaxin Bookstore, right?
Hey!
(End of chapter)
